Electronics for the Beyond Silicon Era Erasmus Project

Project Title

Electronics for the Beyond Silicon Era

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2015

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: New innovative curricula/educational methods/development of training courses; ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Open and distance learning

Project Summary

The ELBYSIER project primary objective was to provide a deep introduction to its participants for the Electronics Beyond Silicon Era. More particular ELBYSIER reflects the scientific titanic effort to address the Moore’s law saturation with the introduction of (a) new and of lower cost solution processed materials; (b) new architectures and charge motion principles; and (c) applications of these new materials & principles in Biology, Quantum Computing, Energy Harvesting, Electronic Devices. A secondary objective is the adaption of innovative assessment schemes. The Journal Club action was introduced as the main assessment pathway for the participant students. TEI of Crete has identified this gap regarding the teaching of electronics beyond silicon since 2010. TEIoC has organized since then several Erasmus IPs in the fields of organic, transparent & flexible electronics and spintronics. The curricula of these IPs became the core material of new undergraduate modules and in the case of the Organic Electronics & Applications (OREA) project converted into a joint MSc degree between University of Crete, TEIoC and IESL-FORTH.
The ELBYSIER was setup, thinking the expertise should exist in order to address the aforementioned objectives. Six HEIs participated; each one of them with a unique expertise in what we call ‘electronics beyond silicon era’. More particular:
1.Technological Educational Institute of Crete (TEIoC): Fabrication & Characterization of graphene based and 2D materials, Graphene Based Organic & Perovskite Solar Cells, Planning & Execution of the Journal Club Action, Rich experience in the Erasmus Project
2.Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Saint – Etienne (EMSE): Biolectronics, Brain electrode interfaces
3.University of Crete (UoC): Transparent Conductive Electrodes (metal oxide based electronics) for light harvesting, pollutants destruction and smart window applications
4.University of Warsaw (UoW): Spintronics, Quantum Computing, Graphene & 2D materials theory
5.New University of Lisbon (NUL): Paper Electronics: From Materials to Electronic Devices (Displays, Transistors, Schottky Diodes)
6.University of Bucharest (UoB): Solar Cells, Modern Fabrication Techniques in Electronics
The activities took place during the ELBYSIER can be split into the following categories:
1.Management & Administration; the objective is the implementation & reporting of the project activities according to the regulations have been set by the Greek NA
2.Dissemination Activities; the objective was to inform projects’ stakeholders about its outcomes
3.Sustainability; refers to the planning has been made to exploit the projects’ outcomes beyond its funding period
4.Academic; these actions included: (a) the production of the educational material (notes, assessment tests); (b) the organization of Intensive Courses focused in specific scientific themes
The main results include:
1.The implementation of five Intensive Courses in Organic Electronics ,Transparent Electronics, Bioelectronics, Paper Electronics, Spintronics
2.The implementation of a review Intensive Course in Electronics Beyond Silicon Era
3.The participation and training of more than 300 students
4.The participation of 60 scholars as lecturers
5.The delivery of 240 hours of lecturing; that is translated to the presentation of 56 different themes
6.The production of dissemination material & tools; printed and online material, videos
7.The organization of dissemination multiplier events where staff from Industry and scholars beyond consortium participated
8.The production of assessment reports regarding the quality and impact of the implemented intensive courses in students
9.The production of a chapter book submitted in Springer Nature (“Revolution of Perovskite: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications”) entitled: “2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for Solution-Processed”
The impact attained should be reported per projects’ stakeholder:
1.The students’ informed & trained in new technologies.
2.The academics interact each other & new collaborations arose: New projects granted: a Strategic Partnership project called CRETE (TEI of Crete, University of Warsaw) (2018 – 2020); New publications (NanoBio Conference 2018) (TEI of Crete, New University of Lisbon joint oral presentation ‘Gas sensing elements based on graphene related and hybrid perovskite materials’)
3.The Universities have signed bilateral agreements for student & staff mobility
The longer-term benefits are related with the sustainability of the project. The following actions have planned:
1.To further strengthen the collaboration with the partners; (a) A joint Erasmus project has been granted to UW & TEIoC; (b) TEIoC, UW & EMSE will re-submit a Capacity Building Project in Graphene; and (c) research collaboration between TEI & NUL has started in the field of paper sensors
2.TEI of Crete runs modules of the ELBYSIER into its undergraduate & postgraduate curriculum

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 271973 Eur

Project Coordinator

TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE & Country: EL

Project Partners

• UNIVERSITATEA DIN BUCURESTI
• UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKI
• PANEPISTIMIO KRITIS
• UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA
• Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne